“The 78 migrant workers arrived in Entikong
on Friday at around 4 p.m. from the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching,
Malaysia,” Entikong Police chief Adj. Comr. Kartyana said on Saturday as quoted
by Antara news agency.

He said the migrant workers were deported for
various reasons.

“Some found that their salaries were not as
promised, so they went to the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching to ask
for help.”

Kartyana said after some fact-checking, the
workers were sent home on three buses to the West Kalimantan Social Agency.

From the 78 deported workers, there are 73
adults and five children.

Most of them come from West Kalimantan,
others from East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, West Java, South Sulawesi, East Nusa
Tenggara and East Kalimantan.

Windu Setiyoso, a consulate general official
in Kuching, said in the past few months there was a rising number of Indonesian
migrant workers arrested by the Malaysian Police for immigration violations.

“The Malaysian government has enforced
stricter measures for undocumented foreigners,” he said as quoted by Antara.***